Sylvia Chang

Chang once said of her films that, "I've always felt that animation or special effects shouldn't just be limited to science-fiction films and their ilk. Dramas can also play around with them". One critic wrote of her, that "In an industry that kisses young actresses with celebrity, then swallows them and spits them out, Chang has a sequoia's longevity. She is the only Hong Kong actress of her generation—the early '70s—to keep starring in movies".

Chang first began performing in theatre productions more than 30 years ago. She returned to the stage in the production of Design For Living that premiered in November 2008 and went on into 2009. Chang stated in an interview that, "The reason for me to take on stage play again after 20 years is because I was lured by the director, he has invited handsome guys like Zheng Yuan Chang and David Huang into the play". Critics have remarked upon the versatility in her roles along with her willingness to always try for something new.

In July 2000, Chang's nine-year-old son Oscar was kidnapped and held for a ransom of HK $15 million. The police found him after a few days, safe, and arrested the kidnappers. Chang stated, "With your life, you have to move on, there's no other choice; so, out of no choice, then, it's a matter of your attitude".

In the 1980s, Chang's second film to direct, Passion, which she wrote and also starred in, won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actress. She has stated, "I had never went to any school as a director or a filmmaker, so all my film education actually was from the set".

Chang was first married to the Hong Kong-based journalist Bob Liu in 1979, they divorced in 1984. Chang later married Taiwanese businessman Billy Wang Jing-xiong in 1991 and they have one son, Oscar.

Chang acted in her first film, The Tattooed Dragon (Wei Lo, 1973), when she was 18 years old. In 20 30 40, she played the 40-year-old woman protagonist, wrote and directed it. Chang often attempted to do her own stunts in the four-part TV series Aces Go Places.

Sylvia Chang or Chang Ai-chia (Chinese: 張艾嘉 ; pinyin: Zhāng Àijiā ; born 21 July 1953) is a Taiwanese actress, writer, singer, producer and director. In 1992, she was a member of the jury at the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. In 2018, she was one of the jury members, including Guillermo del Toro and Naomi Watts, at the 74th Venice International Film Festival.